Bumbo Baby Seats Are Being Recalled After Reported Skull Fractures

WASHINGTON (AP) — About 4 million Bumbo Baby Seats are being
recalled after nearly two dozen reports of skull fractures.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission says babies can wiggle out
of the floor seats.

About 1 million of the molded foam seats were recalled in October
2007 for additional warning labels against placing the Bumbo
seats on raised surfaces, such as tables or kitchen counters.

Since the first recall, CPSC and Bumbo International of South
Africa have learned of at least 50 incidents in which babies fell
from Bumbo seats while they were being used on raised surfaces.
CPSC says another 34 babies fell from the seats while they were
being used on the floor or at an unknown elevation. In all, there
were 21 reports of skull fractures to infants.

Consumers are asked to stop using the seats and contact Bumbo for
a free repair kit that includes a restraint belt and instructions
on how to safely use the seat. The repair kit can be ordered by
visiting www.recall.BumboUSA.com or calling 866-898-4999.

The Bumbo floor seats were sold at Babies R Us, Target,
Walmart and other retailers nationwide from August 2003 through
August 2012.